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so pakistan needs to fight terrorism for pakistan say. because of the alliance with the united states, everything related to terrorism becomes about the united states and the pakistani discourse and people don't face up to the reality that terrorism is a threat to pakistan and pakistanis should make peace with israel for the sake of pakistan and pakistan needs a positive relationship with a tennis fan and to have a stable government there that does not allow terrorism to grow in afghanistan that an overlap into pakistan. none of that discourse takes place because of that happens is america needs to help us. when it does not, it is automatically spoiled. that's not a healthy debate for any country to afford. host: new resigned as ambassador in the wake of the raid. guest: i did not resign immediately. i was ambassador from may until november even after the raid. i defended pakistan's from a lot of chris and after some -- from a lot of criticism even after the raid. i am still encouraging cooperation between the two countries. i'm not askin
so pakistan needs to fight terrorism for pakistan say. because of the alliance with the united states, everything related to terrorism becomes about the united states and the pakistani discourse and people don't face up to the reality that terrorism is a threat to pakistan and pakistanis should make peace with israel for the sake of pakistan and pakistan needs a positive relationship with a tennis fan and to have a stable government there that does not allow terrorism to grow in afghanistan...
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osama bin laden avoided capturing and escape across the afghan border into pakistan. al qaeda continued to operate from along that border. and operate to its affiliates. shortly after taking office, i directed the director of the cia to make the killing or capture of bin laden top priority of our war against al qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle and defeat his network. then, last august, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, i was briefed on a possible lead to bin laden. it was far from certain trade it took many months to run this threat to ground. i met with my security team as we develop more information that we located bin laden, hiding within a compound, deep inside pakistan. last week, i determined we had enough intelligence to take action and authorized an operation to get osama bin laden and bring him to justice. today, at my direction, the united states launched a targeted operation against that compound in pakistan. a small team of americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and c
osama bin laden avoided capturing and escape across the afghan border into pakistan. al qaeda continued to operate from along that border. and operate to its affiliates. shortly after taking office, i directed the director of the cia to make the killing or capture of bin laden top priority of our war against al qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle and defeat his network. then, last august, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, i was...
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we've got isis and the taliban regrouping in iran, afinogenov and pakistan. hair is lack tar coming to the drug cartels and they're coming across the border and mean business. they're going to create sales and they're going to create fighters and we need the wall. host: let's go to william in ohio. democrats line. caller: yes, i say the american taxpayers are going to be the losers again. they claim there's more people going back than coming in so what's the big corporations going to do when they can't find anybody to work? they are just going to move their factories to mexico. but we got all of our concerns on mexico, why aren't we concentrating some on russia? why don't we check into some of trump powers -- trump towers and everything and see how many of the residents are from russia there that is pregnant that comes in the united states to russian babies born in here so he's a u.s. citizen. that all ties into trump, sessions, miller, bannon, you name it. host: that's william in ohio. this is b.c. venice off twitter saying the g.o.p. won a one way ticket to
we've got isis and the taliban regrouping in iran, afinogenov and pakistan. hair is lack tar coming to the drug cartels and they're coming across the border and mean business. they're going to create sales and they're going to create fighters and we need the wall. host: let's go to william in ohio. democrats line. caller: yes, i say the american taxpayers are going to be the losers again. they claim there's more people going back than coming in so what's the big corporations going to do when...
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how involved is pakistan in helping the taliban? the next one was, in this discussion we never discussed the fact that lawton was captured and killed in pakistan. should we be negotiating with pakistan rather than the taliban? guest: this is been the story, the elephant in the room for as long as i have been covering the war here in washington for 20 years, is pakistan's role. we know they have had this very strange relationship with the taliban where there has been tons of winking and nodding over the years about the connections between their intelligence services and the taliban and other extremists right over the border. these are two countries that have this tenuous border, so the taliban have gone back and forth. we have had cia operations in pakistan throughout, since the beginning. we know what the connection is, the problem is that the government has told us, you know, subsequent presidents through the years, that they are on our side, that they are fighting the extremists, that they are taking care of business. it has been
how involved is pakistan in helping the taliban? the next one was, in this discussion we never discussed the fact that lawton was captured and killed in pakistan. should we be negotiating with pakistan rather than the taliban? guest: this is been the story, the elephant in the room for as long as i have been covering the war here in washington for 20 years, is pakistan's role. we know they have had this very strange relationship with the taliban where there has been tons of winking and nodding...
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pakistan has a lot of u.s. trainers that have been working intensely with their special forces, and as a result of that, withheld some of the decade that went with them. they also repelled some of the partnership on the war on terrorism, so to speak. they are still trying to gauge that. for now, in the past, the key relationship between the u.s. and pakistan and the military have been between admiral mullen and his pakistan counterpart, the army chief of staff. i think that this point, the u.s. is still trying to weigh what they can do to move this cooperation forward with pakistan. host: the defense policy reporter a bloomberg news, thank you for being on the "washington journal." joining us now at the c-span table is stephanie sanok, a senior fellow at the center for strategic and international studies. she is here to continue the discussion regarding u.s. policy in afghanistan and iraq. tell us from your perspective what the message of defense secretary panetta posture to afghanistan and iraq was? guest: i t
pakistan has a lot of u.s. trainers that have been working intensely with their special forces, and as a result of that, withheld some of the decade that went with them. they also repelled some of the partnership on the war on terrorism, so to speak. they are still trying to gauge that. for now, in the past, the key relationship between the u.s. and pakistan and the military have been between admiral mullen and his pakistan counterpart, the army chief of staff. i think that this point, the u.s....
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so, is pakistan an ally or foe? >> in this photograph heightened security and increased tensions as travelers move around the country and coming into the u.s. the headline in the "new york times" is that the suspect in the terror attempt claims ties to al qaeda although there are questions as to how close they were. guest: well, claims of ties to al qaeda. you can simply be a disciple of al qaeda and say i'm doing it on behalf of al qaeda. al qaeda is now sort of a brand, and anybody who decides to do something can do it in the name of al qaeda as if it were some sort of franchise. so, we don't know yet -- or i don't know yet -- whether there guy was directed by al qaeda, whether he was paid by al qaeda, whether he was taking secret phepbls from al qaeda -- messages from al qaeda or whether he was acting alone in the name of al qaeda. it too early to tell that. but i think one thing we can conclude from this is that al qaeda is now a force out there in the muslim world and it is not going to go away even if we kill
so, is pakistan an ally or foe? >> in this photograph heightened security and increased tensions as travelers move around the country and coming into the u.s. the headline in the "new york times" is that the suspect in the terror attempt claims ties to al qaeda although there are questions as to how close they were. guest: well, claims of ties to al qaeda. you can simply be a disciple of al qaeda and say i'm doing it on behalf of al qaeda. al qaeda is now sort of a brand, and...
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they have been denied safe havens in pakistan. pakistan has about 60 nuclear weapons. those are the vital u.s. interests. ande trying to protect them building up security forces where we can fight for the denial of safe havens in afghanistan and try to increase the capacity of the pakistani government and the will of the pakistani government to go after a lot of the insurgent groups and terrorist networks that are in their. host: we will show you some of the headlines coming out of the report. this is from low rocked -- this is from little rock. caller: i want to thank your guest for his service. tell me why it is possible to pursue a different approach, such as what is that of engaging in a nation building strategy in afghanistan, why can the u.s. not look at an option of pulling back to the relative safety of a neighboring country such as turkmenistan, operating out of a base of turkmenistan and instead of trying to create a functioning country out of afghanistan? guest: that is one of the comment frustrations you here. can we do this in a different way? may not turk
they have been denied safe havens in pakistan. pakistan has about 60 nuclear weapons. those are the vital u.s. interests. ande trying to protect them building up security forces where we can fight for the denial of safe havens in afghanistan and try to increase the capacity of the pakistani government and the will of the pakistani government to go after a lot of the insurgent groups and terrorist networks that are in their. host: we will show you some of the headlines coming out of the report....
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we may be going to pakistan, yemen, other places. how do you continue that process when many of our callers have expressed weariness of war? pulling back, yet continuing? guest: you go after the biggest threat. it all starts with the intel. it all starts with the intel.
we may be going to pakistan, yemen, other places. how do you continue that process when many of our callers have expressed weariness of war? pulling back, yet continuing? guest: you go after the biggest threat. it all starts with the intel. it all starts with the intel.
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and pakistan. i see some signs, some glimmer of hope in my conversations in pakistan with the civil and with the military that perhap the enemy is now within the country, that there needs to be some kind of normalization on the eastern border with india and maybe that will remove the role of the intelligence agencies in fomenting insurgencies or terrorist attacks or militancy across each other's borders. host: this headline from the "new york daily news," first pakistan will pay, then the u.s., the chilling message delivered by the pakistani taliban which vowed to avenge the attack on osama bin laden with strikes against america. the next call is from massachusetts on our independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. what i would like to point out is that every time all of our media people and u.s. congressmen, everybody's blaming pakistan and that pakistan cannot be trusted, and that pakistan has betrayed u.s.a. and that pakistan has got so much aid like $26 billion so far, but the point w
and pakistan. i see some signs, some glimmer of hope in my conversations in pakistan with the civil and with the military that perhap the enemy is now within the country, that there needs to be some kind of normalization on the eastern border with india and maybe that will remove the role of the intelligence agencies in fomenting insurgencies or terrorist attacks or militancy across each other's borders. host: this headline from the "new york daily news," first pakistan will pay, then...
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secondly, sure, i worry a lot about pakistan. but i'm yet to hear an american present a plan or policy that can influence what is going on inside of pakistan. even if you had a perfect government in afghanistan, how would that affect the growth of the pacific -- pakistani taliban which is a real extremist force, the division within the army in pakistan where it is growing and growing religious extremism. the political lies in corruption in that country and tribal and class loyalties there. that country is falling apart with over 100 nuclear weapons. but show phame, other than sayi we should do something about it, exactly what we should do. host: our last call is from illinois, diana, democrats line. caller: good morning, steve. i wanted to tell mr. gelb that in march of this year i was in pakistan and i had to learn about a different type of country for myself and show them how important it is for our country and their countries. but they did not accept who we were and they did not like us. and i agree that the troops coming home
secondly, sure, i worry a lot about pakistan. but i'm yet to hear an american present a plan or policy that can influence what is going on inside of pakistan. even if you had a perfect government in afghanistan, how would that affect the growth of the pacific -- pakistani taliban which is a real extremist force, the division within the army in pakistan where it is growing and growing religious extremism. the political lies in corruption in that country and tribal and class loyalties there. that...
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it was a huge rupture in relations with pakistan. they had been troubled for well over a year. drone strikes and other things complicating relations. as i described in article, some of the partner special operations activity that had been growing and developing quite a significant footprints in pakistan, it was all caught off as a result of this growing attention and controversy between the two countries. this other paradigm is really something that happens with the consent of that government and the assumption that it causes less friction internally, is something that is sustainable for both countries. host: four years ago you came out with a book on david petraeus and the search for a way out of iraq. a lot of developments on the life and career of david petraeus. it was written that the warning signs of general petraeus' dishonesty has been around for years. guest: i think that the events are lamentable. i am very disappointed, as are many people, but i think it is important -- and my book was about to the surge in iraq in 2007 and 2008. i was also there throughout the entir
it was a huge rupture in relations with pakistan. they had been troubled for well over a year. drone strikes and other things complicating relations. as i described in article, some of the partner special operations activity that had been growing and developing quite a significant footprints in pakistan, it was all caught off as a result of this growing attention and controversy between the two countries. this other paradigm is really something that happens with the consent of that government...
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neighborhood where i live, the people who own all the fast food restaurants and convenience stores are from pakistan and india. not only do they not participate in the political process, they barely even speak english. they own every business in the community. i think my people, we do focus more on economics and laughs on politics. host: woodstock, connecticut. what do you think congress should focus on? caller: i think they should focus on telling people the truth. they give illegal aliens the right to vote. build back better, it's not going to make anything better. the american people don't know what is going on. you haven't voted for the person who's been in office for years. you don't know it. host: who are people actually voting for? caller: they are voting for who they think they are voting for. they are both the same. they are all corrupt. if you were to audit -- like don't they put an audit on these congressmen and senators every two years at least. it should be every year. host: there is a form of audit every two years. it's called an election. caller: but you don't vote for them. you reall
neighborhood where i live, the people who own all the fast food restaurants and convenience stores are from pakistan and india. not only do they not participate in the political process, they barely even speak english. they own every business in the community. i think my people, we do focus more on economics and laughs on politics. host: woodstock, connecticut. what do you think congress should focus on? caller: i think they should focus on telling people the truth. they give illegal aliens the...
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and we make massive payments every year to pakistan. they have to help. our efforts to strengthen the nato alliance set the stage for significant increases in member contributions, with tens of billions of dollars more pouring in, because i would not allow member states to be delinquent in the payment while we guarantee their safety and are willing to fight wars for them. we have made clear that countries that are immensely wealthy should reimburse the united states for the cost of defending them. this is a major departure from the past, but a fair and necessary one. for our country, necessary for our taxpayer, necessary for our own thought process. host: we are talking to you this morning, getting your thoughts about the state of the u.s. military. if you are an active member of the military, call (202) 748-8000. militarye a retired service member, call (202) 748-8001. all others can call (202) 748-8002. let's take a look at one of the headlines from dod news, where secretary mattis said operations to fight isis will change in 2018. it says the distracti
and we make massive payments every year to pakistan. they have to help. our efforts to strengthen the nato alliance set the stage for significant increases in member contributions, with tens of billions of dollars more pouring in, because i would not allow member states to be delinquent in the payment while we guarantee their safety and are willing to fight wars for them. we have made clear that countries that are immensely wealthy should reimburse the united states for the cost of defending...
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>> do you mean the pakistan reaction or pakistan itself? what's the reaction to the decision to have -- >> i have not gotten in yet. i spoke with my pakistani counterpart yesterday. we made many contacts. we agreed to talk in the near future after he is able to absorb it. from the standpoint of how pakistan does use the future and is consistent across their government, they see a stable, peaceful afghanistan. as a goal, they too would like to be a result of this overall strategy. seeing is believing. over time, exactly how they view this will be determined on how this works, i think, personally. host: how did you assess the situation in pakistan and afghanistan? your thoughts? guest: i think what the president announced is insufficient. i think we should be drawing down more troops and more rapidly. as it relates to pakistan, one of the problems of this war that we are conducting in afghanistan is we are forcing thousands and thousands of militants into pakistan which is further destabilizing in pakistan. we have a very unusual relationship
>> do you mean the pakistan reaction or pakistan itself? what's the reaction to the decision to have -- >> i have not gotten in yet. i spoke with my pakistani counterpart yesterday. we made many contacts. we agreed to talk in the near future after he is able to absorb it. from the standpoint of how pakistan does use the future and is consistent across their government, they see a stable, peaceful afghanistan. as a goal, they too would like to be a result of this overall strategy....
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seeing we need better immigration policy that allows motivated, high-tech workers to come in from india pakistan russia on special visas. a lot of that has been gummed up by national security concerns. good luck on capitol hill . host: hot speaking of tourism as we try to normalize things with cuba, what impact would that have on the cruise lines if they look at cuba as an easy jumping-off .90 miles off of the coast of south florida for tourism? guest: uest: there is a great book about how the mafia won and lost cuba. pretty much cuba in the 1950s was just this playground of this hemisphere casinos, drinking gambling, all manner of hedonism. that's kind of bet shut off since castro came to power. all of these multi-nationals have been raring to go back. governors and senators in the midwest saying we need to get our grain to cuba. cuba needs our rice desperately. there is a lot of fruit. virg exports apples for cuba. there is this demand out there for it. tourism is going to be a huge jump-fall up for grabs if you can imagine. going to miami, fort lauder daily, there are shingles airlines are ha
seeing we need better immigration policy that allows motivated, high-tech workers to come in from india pakistan russia on special visas. a lot of that has been gummed up by national security concerns. good luck on capitol hill . host: hot speaking of tourism as we try to normalize things with cuba, what impact would that have on the cruise lines if they look at cuba as an easy jumping-off .90 miles off of the coast of south florida for tourism? guest: uest: there is a great book about how the...
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the daily beast notes perhaps the only american hesident known to use it, began many nearby slamming pakistan for lives and deceit and saying iran is failing at every level and will focus more on the president ''s tweets and foreign policy, that was the subject yesterday, we will look for any tweets he had this morning on his way back to washington dc. he did tweet this over the weekend, "i use social media not because i like to, but because it is the only way to fight a dishonest press." now often referred to as fake news media, phony and a nonexistent sources are being used more often than ever and many stories and reports ap or fiction -- a pure fiction. we want to hear from you, the social media helped or hurt political discourse? (202) 748-8000 is the number if you think it helps. (202) 748-8001 is the number if you think it hurts political discourse. phone lines are you can start calling -- open coming can start calling. phil, go ahead. caller: hello? host: go ahead. caller: i am 75 years old and i am new to social media. ,ot too long ago, on twitter and i got on facebook. i am a little
the daily beast notes perhaps the only american hesident known to use it, began many nearby slamming pakistan for lives and deceit and saying iran is failing at every level and will focus more on the president ''s tweets and foreign policy, that was the subject yesterday, we will look for any tweets he had this morning on his way back to washington dc. he did tweet this over the weekend, "i use social media not because i like to, but because it is the only way to fight a dishonest...
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iran and pakistan joined in to this effort. the united states trained doesn'tists from these countries and created a scientific community in iran and other countries that wanted to develop and build nuclear energy in their countries. so because of the u.s.-iranian alliance under the shah, as you mentioned, the united states in the 1970s was encouraging iran to build a large number of nuclear power plants which they hoped iran would buy from the united states and also to develop uranian enrichment capacity to make the fuel for those power plants and actually to acquire the entire spectrum of nuclear capabilities and it was no secret at the time that the shah had ambitions for a nuclear weapons program for iran. but at that time, the idea of telling what -- selling nuclear reactors to iran and cementing the alliance with iran was more important than anything else. the coming of the iran-iraq war where iraq used chemical weapons against iran and the west and other countries after the iranian revolution stood either out of the stru
iran and pakistan joined in to this effort. the united states trained doesn'tists from these countries and created a scientific community in iran and other countries that wanted to develop and build nuclear energy in their countries. so because of the u.s.-iranian alliance under the shah, as you mentioned, the united states in the 1970s was encouraging iran to build a large number of nuclear power plants which they hoped iran would buy from the united states and also to develop uranian...
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caller: pakistan. the role of pakistan as an ally. are they an ally of the u.s.? guest: they are an ally and they have their own interests. our relationship is more strained than ever. we have complaints about their performance in the war on terror. the most obvious one is osama bin laden sitting there for years. why did they not tell us? it is kind of incredible to assume that nobody knew of it in the pakistani government or the intelligence service. we rightfully complained that they are not collaborating. but they also have grievances against us. it is a troubled relationship on both sides. their biggest grievance, ironically, is not that we are there on the border and we are intervening. their biggest grievances we are planning to leave and after we have the big program against the soviets in which they played a key part, we left. key part, we left. there is that's in that movie whenarlie wilson's war," you want to get congress to fund schools and refugees in afghanistan we did nothing to help repatriate those people. we left that pakistan is holding the bag.
caller: pakistan. the role of pakistan as an ally. are they an ally of the u.s.? guest: they are an ally and they have their own interests. our relationship is more strained than ever. we have complaints about their performance in the war on terror. the most obvious one is osama bin laden sitting there for years. why did they not tell us? it is kind of incredible to assume that nobody knew of it in the pakistani government or the intelligence service. we rightfully complained that they are not...
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nuclear bomb can we not do anything to help defend israel because iran will have nuclear weapons and pakistan and others? you need a new foreign policy. we had containment policy during the old soviet union. we had mutually assured destruction which guarantee the new the soviet union or the u.s. would engage in a first-rate. we have the situation with putin. i'll think republicans or democrats have articulated -- i don't think puppies are democrats have articulated a workable foreign policy. we are having threats from putin that if finland and sweden, when nato this is going to be a provocation. he is going to move more nuclear weapons into the bar take area -- into the baltic area. host: you think nato is still a strong part of that? the u.s. being the major funder of leader is still part of that new foreign would like to see? guest: i do. whatever some viewers may think of president trump he did get those nato nations to pony up more especially germany for their own defense. we have been defending since the marshall plan at the end of world war ii. defending europe since then. while they're
nuclear bomb can we not do anything to help defend israel because iran will have nuclear weapons and pakistan and others? you need a new foreign policy. we had containment policy during the old soviet union. we had mutually assured destruction which guarantee the new the soviet union or the u.s. would engage in a first-rate. we have the situation with putin. i'll think republicans or democrats have articulated -- i don't think puppies are democrats have articulated a workable foreign policy. we...
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i do not think the current senate democrat or republican are anti-israel or pro-pakistan. i do think it is important at this time, and as i said before i do not start writing the book because of donald trump. the real question is whether the long decline of the senate has so weakened it that it cannot provide the leadership and the counterweight to the president we sorely need now. diminishedhas been over a long. of time -- long period of time. now we are closer to one man rules and i can remember. aankly, one-man rule on catastrophic course. host: and the diminishing of moderates on republican and democratic sides. did that play out in the modern working of the senate? no doubt there is a genuine divide between the that-- between the parties is much deeper than it used to be. i take that as a given. i take as a given the fact the political climate is much harsher generally, whether it is the cable news networks or the .nternet, social media all of those things are relevant. i do not excuse the senators. they have an obligation to transcend that. to bring people together.
i do not think the current senate democrat or republican are anti-israel or pro-pakistan. i do think it is important at this time, and as i said before i do not start writing the book because of donald trump. the real question is whether the long decline of the senate has so weakened it that it cannot provide the leadership and the counterweight to the president we sorely need now. diminishedhas been over a long. of time -- long period of time. now we are closer to one man rules and i can...
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said pakistan fired first. let me turn to the domestic story we have been watching and you have been talking about during the week. house gop's surrenders on payroll tax cuts. let me show you "politico's" report. jonathan allen is on the phone. leaders announced yesterday after a conference call at 5:30 last night that they were going to bring its unanimous consent vote on the house floor today for two-month extension. what can you tell us of the back story? >> the big back story is ultimately that the speaker of the house john boehner was able to get to a point where he felt comfortable that he could wave the white flag and surrendered on an issue pass that has been hurting the republican party in the court of public opinion. this is something republicans understood, the people would want to see the payroll tax-cut extended the, and the unemployment benefits in this time of uncertainty is something that has political popularity. political leaders in washington understood that, but rank-and- thought it wasns di
said pakistan fired first. let me turn to the domestic story we have been watching and you have been talking about during the week. house gop's surrenders on payroll tax cuts. let me show you "politico's" report. jonathan allen is on the phone. leaders announced yesterday after a conference call at 5:30 last night that they were going to bring its unanimous consent vote on the house floor today for two-month extension. what can you tell us of the back story? >> the big back...
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guest: there are very many other issues to deal with pakistan and india. if you think about how close those people are in origin, it is the great chain. it is a fault line, a line of friction. when there is more understanding and trust between the people, it is of course an obligation from the rest of the world to try to help and smooth it over and find ways for those countries to work together. i am afraid that there are people that are very much opposed to that peaceful coexistence. when you look at the group was responsible for the mumbai bombings, they did not do that attack because they wanted to kill people and burned down i hotel. they did want to raise tensions between india and pakta those cs getting together you will see those attacks driving them apart again. it comes around in a circle, dealing with those issues and the bad apples trying to exploit the issues. host: jim, brookline, new hampshire. caller: i thought i heard you talking about destroying the taliban. part of what i am wondering is, it in this negotiation process, looking at value a
guest: there are very many other issues to deal with pakistan and india. if you think about how close those people are in origin, it is the great chain. it is a fault line, a line of friction. when there is more understanding and trust between the people, it is of course an obligation from the rest of the world to try to help and smooth it over and find ways for those countries to work together. i am afraid that there are people that are very much opposed to that peaceful coexistence. when you...
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pakistan as well. it is important that we remain engaged in the region, in afghanistan and pakistan, to keep this terror spread under control. host: karen from florida some independent line. caller: hello. the reason why 9/11 happened is because of american imperialism, our aggravation of these people that live in the middle east and want nothing to do with us. that of times, they claim they attack us because we are free or because they do not agree with our culture or women do not wear burqas. it is a bunch of b.s. we going to those countries and exploit them of their resources. that causes him all sorts of trouble, so they want to react. there are plenty of countries where people are free and democracy is -- these attacks do not happen. how do you explain that they're all of these countries that are democratic or free and is the so-called terrorists do not atat tack them? why did they target us? host: countries like what? caller: there are plenty around the world to do not get attacked, japan is one
pakistan as well. it is important that we remain engaged in the region, in afghanistan and pakistan, to keep this terror spread under control. host: karen from florida some independent line. caller: hello. the reason why 9/11 happened is because of american imperialism, our aggravation of these people that live in the middle east and want nothing to do with us. that of times, they claim they attack us because we are free or because they do not agree with our culture or women do not wear burqas....
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in pakistan. so if you look at this in context and i have seen a lot of media get this wrong by before ambassador stevens was killed the last one was ambassador rayfal in 1988. caller: mr. burton, congratulations on your career. i find it depressing the fact that you have to sresinvestigate incidents that srhave occurred and not had any intelligence on matters where you could have protected people. i'm concerned about these guys that are going over to foreign countries, former soldiers, and fighting with different groups against isis. do you have any comments on that that? thank you and have a good weekend. guest: thank you for those kind words. i failed to mention that the state department in domestic assignments have special agents assigned at various field offices around the country and part of their job is to do protection here domestically on visiting dignitaries and conduct passport and visa fraud. many are signed to the task forces around the nation. but your concern nor the foreign fighter
in pakistan. so if you look at this in context and i have seen a lot of media get this wrong by before ambassador stevens was killed the last one was ambassador rayfal in 1988. caller: mr. burton, congratulations on your career. i find it depressing the fact that you have to sresinvestigate incidents that srhave occurred and not had any intelligence on matters where you could have protected people. i'm concerned about these guys that are going over to foreign countries, former soldiers, and...
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today is faced with a wide array of security challenges across the globe, including in afghanistan, pakistan, syria, yemen, north africa, ukraine, and the list goes on. instead of focusing on the problems right in front of us, the majority side of the intelligence committee has spent the last five years a lender over $40 million focused on a program that to effectively ended over eight years ago while the world around us burns. >> why do this report? why release it now? >> this is the first official comprehensive public accounting of one of the darkest chapters in american history. the people who prepared this report think it is really important that the public learned that is done in their name. this is about accountability and oversight. it,e is no doubt about there is a intelligence assessments did say there is a risk of violence and american facilities because of this report. many feel it is a with basque -- many feel it is a risk worth taking. >> who did they interview? interview any of the participants and that has been a point of contention. the committee says there was also a crimina
today is faced with a wide array of security challenges across the globe, including in afghanistan, pakistan, syria, yemen, north africa, ukraine, and the list goes on. instead of focusing on the problems right in front of us, the majority side of the intelligence committee has spent the last five years a lender over $40 million focused on a program that to effectively ended over eight years ago while the world around us burns. >> why do this report? why release it now? >> this is...
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when you talk about the al qaeda sanctuary, it is pakistan, afghanistan, airaq and yemen. i am glad that president obama slow down our departure from iraq and at the parliament had give most legal means to stay longer that i think we probably made them safe in being out of there. the iraqis made the decision on their own and we have to think about iraq syria, pakistan afghanistan and yemen. al qaeda will look for opportunities to have new sanctuaries to carry out attacks and this is an ongoing struggle against this movement. host: our next caller is from grove city, democrats line, bill. caller: i have a couple of questions for mr. o'hanlon. first i would like to make a brief statement. we have been there for many years, and it has done and been involved in tremendous destruction, let's give the people at chance to decide for themselves. the government wants us out, a sizable proportion of the population wants us out it has become absurd that we continue year after year after year, it is time that we leave afghanistan and let them find their own solution. which they will.
when you talk about the al qaeda sanctuary, it is pakistan, afghanistan, airaq and yemen. i am glad that president obama slow down our departure from iraq and at the parliament had give most legal means to stay longer that i think we probably made them safe in being out of there. the iraqis made the decision on their own and we have to think about iraq syria, pakistan afghanistan and yemen. al qaeda will look for opportunities to have new sanctuaries to carry out attacks and this is an ongoing...
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afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, and soon, as mr. leon panetta says, we will be fighting in iran. we have military operations all over the middle east. why can we not divert some of those funds and not cut social security? because social security never impacted on our pay. social security was a funded all along. why are we cutting social security? guest: let me assure you that we are not going to cut social security bank and i think there might be efforts in the house to cut social security and they might pass out. -- pass. you need at least 50 democrats to vote for it. i guarantee you that if and the measure passes the house to cut social security, it would probably not be taken up in the senate, and if it did, i believe the president would veto it. you have paid into social security all of your working life and you deserve to have that guaranteed for you. i would love to see the united states out of all the wars that you described, and i hope we do not have to engage in war in iran. social security is solvent for the next 26 years
afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, and soon, as mr. leon panetta says, we will be fighting in iran. we have military operations all over the middle east. why can we not divert some of those funds and not cut social security? because social security never impacted on our pay. social security was a funded all along. why are we cutting social security? guest: let me assure you that we are not going to cut social security bank and i think there might be efforts in the house to cut social security...
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embassy in pakistan said six americans escaped unharmed. the attackers destroyed at least two surveillance planes and killed 12 security officers. commandos have regained control of that base. a suspected u.s. missile strike has killed koch for people near the afghan border. this was a trouble -- home to several militant groups that have been attacking the u.s. forces. three key provisions of the patriot act expire in a few days. lawmakers will be looking to extend them before they do. the senate is in this afternoon. you can watch live coverage on c-span2. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> the balance between security and liberty. the limits of international law. your questions for author eric posner. he will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets. live on "book tv." >> a complete guide to the first session of congress. new and returning house and senate members. twitter addresses, committee assignments. order online at c-span.org/shop. follow c-span' -- span's "washington journal." you can tweet your questions to o
embassy in pakistan said six americans escaped unharmed. the attackers destroyed at least two surveillance planes and killed 12 security officers. commandos have regained control of that base. a suspected u.s. missile strike has killed koch for people near the afghan border. this was a trouble -- home to several militant groups that have been attacking the u.s. forces. three key provisions of the patriot act expire in a few days. lawmakers will be looking to extend them before they do. the...
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says pakistan altered missiles sold for defense. the u.s. has accused pakistan of illegally modifying american- made missiles to expand its capability to strike land targets. that is a potential threat to india, according to senior administration and congressional officials. meanwhile, there is a related store this morning on the front page of "the washington post," with this headline -- the u.s. says metrics to assess or success. -- war success. back to your calls come stan from oklahoma, is this the scary season for obama? caller: yes, it is. i think there is much to begin. as much as i was impressed with the personal tributes to senator kennedy yesterday from his family, particularly, i think there is something unseemly about the emphasis on health care bill. i know that he passionately wants to get something approved, but there is much work to be done. we cannot ignore the fact that the majority of american people do not approve of the health plan as it is now. host: let me read you something based on the republican radio address from a
says pakistan altered missiles sold for defense. the u.s. has accused pakistan of illegally modifying american- made missiles to expand its capability to strike land targets. that is a potential threat to india, according to senior administration and congressional officials. meanwhile, there is a related store this morning on the front page of "the washington post," with this headline -- the u.s. says metrics to assess or success. -- war success. back to your calls come stan from...
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host: what about the tension between pakistan and india? why not attention thereto lower the tension between two countries? guest: there have been talks with blue countries for a long time. both countries have strings of allies with the united states. the united states deals very regularly with both pakistan and india, world leaders travel back and forth between those countries. the short answer is the united states government feels like they have a handle on what is happening in both pakistan and india and they can reach out to those capitals if they need to. that is really not the case here with iran. host: we have time for water to more calls. mary is in south carolina. my for republicans. -- line for republicans. guest: i have been to your beautiful town. i hope you are well. caller: what i want to say is that if president obama bypasses congress and goes to the u.n. to get this deal signed -- which i think is a very bad deal -- i hope that congress will impeach him. then i hope that at the same time congress will vote and kick the u.n.
host: what about the tension between pakistan and india? why not attention thereto lower the tension between two countries? guest: there have been talks with blue countries for a long time. both countries have strings of allies with the united states. the united states deals very regularly with both pakistan and india, world leaders travel back and forth between those countries. the short answer is the united states government feels like they have a handle on what is happening in both pakistan...
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countries not on fair terms that benefited the chinese country and employment firms and countries like pakistan and malaysia have been pushing back against those kinds of loans and we had important work at brookings where we have seen various speeches and reports documenting that some belt and wrote projects are perhaps acceptable but many are not and many are unfavorable and unfair terms. i think we share a lot of the concerns you raised in your question. host: china's new foreign and esther had a speech recently that had -- neworeign minister had a speech recently. theyaid policies designed to contain and repress china in all respects driven by what he calls an hysterica -- and said the if the united states continues to speed down the wrong path, that will surely beonflict and confrontation and who will bear the catastrophic consequences? is this just rhetoric or an actual threat? guest: we will all bear the consequences and certainly china will too. as to what motivates that, it is mostly sincere. i think both the united states and china and see the relationship with each other as badly brok
countries not on fair terms that benefited the chinese country and employment firms and countries like pakistan and malaysia have been pushing back against those kinds of loans and we had important work at brookings where we have seen various speeches and reports documenting that some belt and wrote projects are perhaps acceptable but many are not and many are unfavorable and unfair terms. i think we share a lot of the concerns you raised in your question. host: china's new foreign and esther...
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kennedy's weeklong goodwill trip to asia in 1962, which documents the former first lady stuart india and pakistan. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, take a virtual tour of the do presidential library and museum in kansas, show kinky the legacy -- showcasing the legacy of the president. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. covid-19 relief legislation approved by congress and coronavirus vaccines being administered, use our website c-span.org/coronavirus to follow the outbreak. watch our searchable video anytime on demand and track the spread with interactive maps all at c-span.org/coronasvirus. >> you're watching c-span. c-span was greeted by america's cable in 1979. we are brought to you by these companies who provide c-span as a public service. "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by daniel allott, opinion editor at "the hill" and author of the book "on the road in trump's america: a journey into the heart of a divided nation." you for being with us on this christmas morning. >> thank you for having me. host: what was the reason you wrote the book? guest: the 2016 ele
kennedy's weeklong goodwill trip to asia in 1962, which documents the former first lady stuart india and pakistan. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, take a virtual tour of the do presidential library and museum in kansas, show kinky the legacy -- showcasing the legacy of the president. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. covid-19 relief legislation approved by congress and coronavirus vaccines being administered, use our website c-span.org/coronavirus to follow the outbreak. watch...
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it's immediate neighbors are iran, pakistan, and russian-influenced central asian nations. they are not exactly likely to let a space significant counterterrorism units in their countries. so, where will we be basing its forces? how will we maintain sorties from thousands of miles away? how many forces will be required to secure our embassy? if a pro taliban mob threatens to overrun it, what will we do to protect it? where will a quick reaction force be based not in afghanistan? will it be quick if its response time goes from minutes to hours? we learned from benghazi the so-called tyranny of distance. if the taliban takes kabal, will the biden administration recognize it as the legitimate government of afghanistan? will we shudder our embassy and aid programs? the reality is they do not know. they cannot say. there is no plan. it is not courageous to abandon our allies. that is a view many democrats said they held when the last president considered withdrawing from syria and afghanistan. host: senator mcconnell from late may on the senate floor about plans for getting out
it's immediate neighbors are iran, pakistan, and russian-influenced central asian nations. they are not exactly likely to let a space significant counterterrorism units in their countries. so, where will we be basing its forces? how will we maintain sorties from thousands of miles away? how many forces will be required to secure our embassy? if a pro taliban mob threatens to overrun it, what will we do to protect it? where will a quick reaction force be based not in afghanistan? will it be...
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pakistan. it has been largely in pakistan for the last nine years. that's since 2001. that's because of the efforts the u.s. was able to put on them in afghanistan, which drove them in to pakistan. the panny government has -- pakistani government has begun to take the taliban fleatnore -- threat more seriously and has collaborated with the u.s. in attacking candidate. but pakistan has remained concerned about extremist movements in these regions. u.s. activity in each, one of the motivations, one of the rationales for american engagement in afghanistan is has to do with stablizing pakistan. that is to ensure that these extremist movements stay in check on both sides of the border. host: in addition to his pofingte in kabul and afghanistan, our guest has been special envoy to kosovo, bosnia, haiti. he is now affiliated with iran corporation. ambassador dobbins, thank you for joining us. guest: thank you. host: coming up, a gentleman that came to washington, d.c. to get beyond the monuments. kike
pakistan. it has been largely in pakistan for the last nine years. that's since 2001. that's because of the efforts the u.s. was able to put on them in afghanistan, which drove them in to pakistan. the panny government has -- pakistani government has begun to take the taliban fleatnore -- threat more seriously and has collaborated with the u.s. in attacking candidate. but pakistan has remained concerned about extremist movements in these regions. u.s. activity in each, one of the motivations,...
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military forces in pakistan would be a huge, huge mistake. host: kirk is joining us from grand prairie, texas, for matthew hoh here at our washington studio. caller: good morning, matt? how are you? we actually know each other. i was in the cmok in 2006. you and i had the good fortune of being on one convoy. it was good times. guest: i remember that. we took some machine gunfire in a narrow street. it was great. caller: involved in burning that area around there. and it was a key factor in the success, that was kind of the start of the movement in the area. just got back from tour there -- another tour there in september. guest completely there now, isn't it? caller: yes, and no. different from a lot of the reports you hear in the media. the problem in afghanistan right now is our rules of engagement that have overtly too much concern for civilians in the sense that it hurts our fight there. we are afraid to pursue civilians into buildings. if we are afraid to go, then that's where they're going to hide. they're going to hide among the civili
military forces in pakistan would be a huge, huge mistake. host: kirk is joining us from grand prairie, texas, for matthew hoh here at our washington studio. caller: good morning, matt? how are you? we actually know each other. i was in the cmok in 2006. you and i had the good fortune of being on one convoy. it was good times. guest: i remember that. we took some machine gunfire in a narrow street. it was great. caller: involved in burning that area around there. and it was a key factor in the...
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we don't want another pakistan nuclear arsenal. we want the incredibly successful preparation treaty where all the states have not acquired nuclear weapons and the only state that did have to leave the treaty. but then you have come out of the state that are not part of the treaty, 75% of them, israel, pakistan they acquired nuclear and that is that we don't want. host: that's head out of the united states to jamaica. good morning. caller: good morning, sir. host: you are on with hillary mann leverett and mark dubowitz. caller: i do agree with hillary is insane. theret are arguments coming fromehran -- from tehran, but how can we talk about it when israel is -- [indiscernible] ok, negotiation with iran is the best thing to do. if it is going to take us -- we need to insistently push and push. a decision is the very best thing to do. i am not sure what the gentleman is talking about. host: let's hear from mark dubowitz. do you want to talk about the role that israel plays and some of the concerns the caller brings up? guest: first o
we don't want another pakistan nuclear arsenal. we want the incredibly successful preparation treaty where all the states have not acquired nuclear weapons and the only state that did have to leave the treaty. but then you have come out of the state that are not part of the treaty, 75% of them, israel, pakistan they acquired nuclear and that is that we don't want. host: that's head out of the united states to jamaica. good morning. caller: good morning, sir. host: you are on with hillary mann...
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it is the lesson of pakistan. that as a country which after in achieve a nuclear weapon, tested a nuclear weapon, after one week of outrage the world was so concerned that they engaged pakistan. they got a lot of incentive after they achieved and across the the nuclear threshold. there is this double standard that when you actually have a nuclear weapon, you are part of the club, and you are given incentive, they would rather achieve that. host: let me ask you to take the longer term view on the government. will he be term limited? guest: assuming he lasts the be 2013, he would then have told step down. there is increasing intrigue about someone who has become so enamored with power that they will try to find a way to keep him in power. after putin came down, he has became a prime minister of sorts, who is arguably controlling president medvedev. host: with the iranian people support that? guest: certainly not. they have an enormous opposition to him. i do not think it is something that is terribly likely, but i t
it is the lesson of pakistan. that as a country which after in achieve a nuclear weapon, tested a nuclear weapon, after one week of outrage the world was so concerned that they engaged pakistan. they got a lot of incentive after they achieved and across the the nuclear threshold. there is this double standard that when you actually have a nuclear weapon, you are part of the club, and you are given incentive, they would rather achieve that. host: let me ask you to take the longer term view on...
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again, like supporting pakistan. it's a tradeoff. and the tradeoff here in my view, anyway, and there are lots of people who disagree with me, including a good number of conservatives who think that the war on drugs is so -- has been so unsuccessful that in their view we need to get rid of it and try legalization. it would be better and particularly better for mexico as well. host: fred barnes is executive editor of "weekly standard." go to their website, weeklystandard.com, for more information. we'll go to dennis. caller: yes, mr. barnes, good morning to you. i watched you on various talk shows throughout the last 30 years. guest: that makes both of us. caller: yeah. i as a democrat am not discouraged by what happened a week ago. in fact, i have an address inco@democratz.com. i am going to disrupt my friends of the democratic party. i have decided that any liberal who wants to get a $10 minimum wage or more start calling up when these corporations in ohio -- you know, that's where boehner has power -- and also call smuckers, the pe
again, like supporting pakistan. it's a tradeoff. and the tradeoff here in my view, anyway, and there are lots of people who disagree with me, including a good number of conservatives who think that the war on drugs is so -- has been so unsuccessful that in their view we need to get rid of it and try legalization. it would be better and particularly better for mexico as well. host: fred barnes is executive editor of "weekly standard." go to their website, weeklystandard.com, for more...
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that war has no geographical limitations, it is not limited to pakistan, it is not limited to pakistan -- afghanistan, it is worldwide. we have the right under it or national law and domestic u.s. al qaeda and its associated forces wherever they are. as a matter of prudence, we are limited in what we do. we only go after folks that are operational leaders, or folks that are doing terrorist strikes against the united states, that have imminent threat against the united states. we will use a strike as opposed to a capture wind a capture is not practical. they are only in areas where the country is a old -- unable or unwilling to take care of the problem itself. host: the president last year on this issue -- the record, i do not believe it would be constitutional for the government to target and kill any u.s. citizen with a drone, or a with a shotgun without due process. nor should any president deployed armed drones over u.s. soil. but when a u.s. citizen goes abroad, to wage war against america, and is actively plotting to kill u.s. citizens, and we needed the united states -- and when
that war has no geographical limitations, it is not limited to pakistan, it is not limited to pakistan -- afghanistan, it is worldwide. we have the right under it or national law and domestic u.s. al qaeda and its associated forces wherever they are. as a matter of prudence, we are limited in what we do. we only go after folks that are operational leaders, or folks that are doing terrorist strikes against the united states, that have imminent threat against the united states. we will use a...
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islamic jihad and other movements, why over the years have we flooded iran, kuwait, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, saudi arabia, and with our arms? guest: thank you for your question. the u.k., the united states, western democracies have always had a challenge on their foreign policy, trying to balance their interest with a value system that we hold dear. it is a very complicated balance that you have to deal with. it is in our interest to advance human rights because that is who we are in part of our value system. it is our interest to ensure that there are stable governments in an unstable world. the criticism that you point out suggests that you can have one or the other. i think you need to balance the value system you have is a democracy and western values system with the interests you have that our geopolitical, economic, and military. sometimes there appears to be an imbalance. we take a look at our policy in the middle east of the last couple of years and we have provided arms in that area and we probably have not pushed as hard as we could have on the human rights agenda. you cannot anti
islamic jihad and other movements, why over the years have we flooded iran, kuwait, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, saudi arabia, and with our arms? guest: thank you for your question. the u.k., the united states, western democracies have always had a challenge on their foreign policy, trying to balance their interest with a value system that we hold dear. it is a very complicated balance that you have to deal with. it is in our interest to advance human rights because that is who we are in part...
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first, pakistan. how important is pakistan in resolving the situation? guest: pakistan is crucial. there's no resolving without pakistan. host: why? guest: first of all, it's next your. it shares a 1000 kilometer border with afghanistan. -- first of all, it is next door. there are potential indian influences in afghanistan that would cause pakistan to perceive is up to be encircled by its archenemy, india. and it has suffered from instability in afghanistan. so it wants influence over the course of events and him. it sees its national security interest there in a very seesrent way than the u.s. what pakistan's national security interest should be, and pakistan has a lot of skepticism about the potential for u.s. , totegy to actually work achieve stability in the country. pakistan has to be part of the solution if there is going to be any stability. it always has the option of s that do notresult go sufficiently with its own interest. host: with the geography of afghanistan -- as you pointed out it is a landlocked country, it is mountains -- what vice president joe biden said should
first, pakistan. how important is pakistan in resolving the situation? guest: pakistan is crucial. there's no resolving without pakistan. host: why? guest: first of all, it's next your. it shares a 1000 kilometer border with afghanistan. -- first of all, it is next door. there are potential indian influences in afghanistan that would cause pakistan to perceive is up to be encircled by its archenemy, india. and it has suffered from instability in afghanistan. so it wants influence over the...
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host: what you make of facebook walking links to the video in pakistan -- blocking links? caller: the question is kind of tricky, because if you are going to put things on the web, it has to be done in an appropriate manner and then let people make their own decision. that's the true journalism. when your reports things, when you see things, it has to be done in an objective way so that people can make their own decisions. just putting it on and let us make our decision when we see it, that's the part -- that should be part of that question. a lot of times, things get put on the web with different people's opinions that put it on and it tricks the person that is theit. when you report something, it has to be reported factual. -- interest person that is seeing it. host: now call from maryland. caller: i love your program. the u.s. government should not be able to sanction. and google has a responsibility, especially being an american company in how it chooses to project. jefferson taught us about freedom. all of it should be put out there so the best ones can be differentia
host: what you make of facebook walking links to the video in pakistan -- blocking links? caller: the question is kind of tricky, because if you are going to put things on the web, it has to be done in an appropriate manner and then let people make their own decision. that's the true journalism. when your reports things, when you see things, it has to be done in an objective way so that people can make their own decisions. just putting it on and let us make our decision when we see it, that's...
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military aid to pakistan, about $800 million. the attacks indicate the white house has no intention of stopping the drone program. syria is accusing the u.s. a provocation after secretary of state hillary clinton said the president had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable." this is one day after hamas attacked embassies. violent uprisings have been happening over the last four months as rebels tried to oust president assaad and and his family's 40-year rule. in the states, the gao says the government is making it more difficult to detect medicare fraud. in a report to be released today, they say the government systems for analyzing medicare and medicaid data are "inaccurate and underused." fraudulent claims are between $60 billion and $90 billion per year. we will hear more about that at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span radio or live on c-span3. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the 112th congress. and side, new and returning members with cont
military aid to pakistan, about $800 million. the attacks indicate the white house has no intention of stopping the drone program. syria is accusing the u.s. a provocation after secretary of state hillary clinton said the president had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable." this is one day after hamas attacked embassies. violent uprisings have been happening over the last four months as rebels tried to oust president assaad and and his family's 40-year rule. in the states, the...
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one of the leading experts on afghanistan and pakistan. he has been part of this network of talents, different parts of the u.s. government. he is someone who has been a key adviser and architect, i think, of the civil society approach to afghanistan in terms of how to build a structure is to last. and he knows all the players. it just one of america's top people. i think he is an extraordinarily talented man. there may be others who have great experience, both -- we call of the nation building portfolio, but granular understanding of tectonics and who are very complicated. afghanistan is a place where we are spending about $120 billion a year in a country with $40 billion gdp, engaged in a bit of a war and power struggle internally and also a place where you have a proxy war between india and pakistan. so, it is an extraordinarily complex, brutal neighborhood and barney rubin is one of the leading experts on the area. host: the president along with his national security team is assessing an expected to release on thursday their assessment
one of the leading experts on afghanistan and pakistan. he has been part of this network of talents, different parts of the u.s. government. he is someone who has been a key adviser and architect, i think, of the civil society approach to afghanistan in terms of how to build a structure is to last. and he knows all the players. it just one of america's top people. i think he is an extraordinarily talented man. there may be others who have great experience, both -- we call of the nation building...
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visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> john kerry is in pakistan to eliminate safe havens for terror groups along the afghan border. he will travel to paris this week to show solidarity with the french people. congress returns for a short work week. legislative work will start at 2:00 this afternoon. members will consider a bill to -- heard a measure saying local governments do not have to provide health insurance coverage for volunteer first responders. live coverage of that debate. the heritage foundation begins a conservative policy summit today and washington d.c. speakers will include ted cruz and do some new members of congress. >> later this week, the house will determine what amendments will be allowed for the homeland security and immigration spending bill. >>here are a few of the comments that we have recently received on the 114th congress. >> the thing that really needs to happen is going back to what the incoming majority said __ they need to get back to regular order. if they go back and pass the 13 bills they need to fund the governm
visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> john kerry is in pakistan to eliminate safe havens for terror groups along the afghan border. he will travel to paris this week to show solidarity with the french people. congress returns for a short work week. legislative work will start at 2:00 this afternoon. members will consider a bill to -- heard a measure saying local governments do not have to provide health insurance coverage for volunteer first...
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air strikes killed pakistan troops. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> i could have told to at the beginning of this year about the republican primary. the republicans would look feeble. that there would be a nominee and the republicans would rally around that nominee and the true nature of the race would reveal itself and that it was going to be close. i could have told you that the media would eat that up that romney is surging, obama is flagging, this is a race. i tell you what the next phase will be. the media will become more alert to the fact that governor romney has been completely evasive about his positions. he has been all over on many of them and played a game of hide- and-seek with the american people. the news media will be challenged to challenge him and be forthcoming. the store will be that for a while. that is the nature of this business. >> online with c-span's road to the white house at the c-span video library. "washington journal" continues. host: we continue with our spotlig
air strikes killed pakistan troops. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> i could have told to at the beginning of this year about the republican primary. the republicans would look feeble. that there would be a nominee and the republicans would rally around that nominee and the true nature of the race would reveal itself and that it was going to be close. i could have told you that the media would eat that up that romney is surging, obama is flagging, this is a race....
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it, morocco,t tunisia, lebanon, turkey, and the big one, pakistan. not closed.ies are what i think we can infer from this is that the source of the threat is specific enough and well known enough in terms of their area of operation that these facilities have not been closed. i also noticed that a country like indonesia, a moslem country that has been the site of numerous terrorist attacks, it is also anomalous. so, i think that what we will see is the national security officials, the state department, the pentagon, the intelligence agencies, really doubling down and taking a close look at what is going on throughout this broad swath of the year for the discovered by this. host: the president this past week, meeting with the president of yemen in the oval office. that seems to be the key target at the moment, or the key source of questions from intelligence officials? >> that is correct. this the u.s. has closed broad array of embassies, some european countries, the british, the french, the germans, notably have identified yemen as not only the possib
it, morocco,t tunisia, lebanon, turkey, and the big one, pakistan. not closed.ies are what i think we can infer from this is that the source of the threat is specific enough and well known enough in terms of their area of operation that these facilities have not been closed. i also noticed that a country like indonesia, a moslem country that has been the site of numerous terrorist attacks, it is also anomalous. so, i think that what we will see is the national security officials, the state...
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across the border in pakistan, the countries president is facing fresh cause to step down today, after a decision yesterday by the pakistan's supreme court striking down an amnesty agreement that had protected president zardari and several of his political allies from corruption charges. he spent several years in prison under previous administrations. meanwhile, the u.s. is believed to have carried out another missile strike against militants along the border with afghanistan today. intelligence officials say that the missiles hit a car carrying two suspected insurgents in a village north of waziristan. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this is congressman jack kingston. hexd is a house appropriations committee and is a member of the defense appropriations subcommittee. yesterday, the house passed the pentagon spending bill, 395-34, which pays for continuing operations in iraq and afghanistan and other things. what should people take away from the overwhelming vote? guest: well, i think that the congress, even in a partisan atmosph
across the border in pakistan, the countries president is facing fresh cause to step down today, after a decision yesterday by the pakistan's supreme court striking down an amnesty agreement that had protected president zardari and several of his political allies from corruption charges. he spent several years in prison under previous administrations. meanwhile, the u.s. is believed to have carried out another missile strike against militants along the border with afghanistan today....
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holbrooke, just back from afghanistan and pakistan. that hearing is live at 3:00 p.m. eastern, also on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: here is congressman paul ryan with us, for the next half- hour or so, from wisconsin, very much involved in politics and policy with his colleagues for the house, and he is the ranking republican on the budget committee. what is the message from the election? guest: the message is slowdown, do over. it was the virginia election and the new jersey election also. three states that president obama carried candidly. now the massachusetts seagoing for a republican. look, this is not necessarily a statement saying republicans are great, it is about washington control. when i pump gas to the gas station and go to the grocery store, people say and do not do this to us. slow this thing down. people see the louisiana purchase kickback, that is what they call these things. they see the money flowing around in order to get votes, rushing it through christmas eve, muscling it through congress, trying to jam this during-jammed this
holbrooke, just back from afghanistan and pakistan. that hearing is live at 3:00 p.m. eastern, also on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: here is congressman paul ryan with us, for the next half- hour or so, from wisconsin, very much involved in politics and policy with his colleagues for the house, and he is the ranking republican on the budget committee. what is the message from the election? guest: the message is slowdown, do over. it was the virginia election...